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Malaysian Director Edmund Yeo Moonlight Shadow Is Now Released. Music Press Asia

Film Review: Moonlight Shadow by Edmund Yeo

Edmund Yeo isn’t a detached figure in the Japanese film world. But it is surprising that it has taken him this long to create a feature film entirely in the Japanese language. Yeo’s inventive approach to ‘Kingyo’ a Tokyo-set short film was released nationally in 2009. Since then, his work has garnered a warm and enthusiastic reception in both Japan and its region. With his latest film ‘Moonlight Shadow’, Yeo’s delivery of this feature film has been his most tenacious and ordinary work to date. Ordinary may not entirely mean…

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How Tea Rhymes With GuZheng. Music Press Asia
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How Tea Rhymes with Guzheng

Tea is where we’d like to begin. If tea isn’t a reason to bring people together, then what does? While our editorial editors may like a gau (thick) cup of tea just to start agreeing with each other, it is its form and historical context that unite our misgivings. However, there is one question that continues to perplex many of…

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Schirmer Music Is Now Distributed by Hal Leonard. Music Press Asia

Schirmer’s Music Prints Lives On After 260 Years

While most of us read sheet music on the tablet, the novelty of reading music on print continues to transcend how music was brought to life since 1861, the year that American classical music publishing company, G. Schirmer, was founded. Perhaps the oldest active music publisher in the United States, Schirmer began publishing sheet music for sale and rental, and…

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Bose Audio Bluetooth Sunglasses. Music Press Asia

Music Gadget: Audio Bluetooth Sunglasses

We know that there may have been many other products out there with similar features, but we are hardcore fans of Bose. This isn’t a paid article, but stems truly from our love of the product’s value-for-money in the current market available to Southeast Asia users. With the all-year-round tropical weather we have in Southeast Asia, being outdoors may seem…

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Robby Krieger, Maki Mae Collaborate To Stop Asian Hate. Music Press Asia
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Stop Asian Hate Campaign Launch Charity Album

Maki Mae sure has her favourite things lined up this year. The GRAMMY Award has recently announced considering the latest album ‘Seasonal Songbook’ as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album of the Year and also Best Pop Duo/Group Performance of the Year for nominations this November. An accomplishment, nevertheless, since this will be the first time an Asian woman is included.…

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